superelevated curve

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• superelevated — /sooh peuhr el euh vay tid/, adj. Civ. Engin. (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked. [SUPER + ELEVATED] * * * …   Universalium

• superelevated — /supərˈɛləveɪtəd/ (say soohpuhr eluhvaytuhd) adjective (of a curve in a road or railway track) having superelevation; banked …  

• superelevated — /sooh peuhr el euh vay tid/, adj. Civ. Engin. (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked. [SUPER + ELEVATED] …   Useful english dictionary

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